2016 Kunming Open – Men's singles
# 2016 Kunming Open – Men's singles

Franko Škugor was the defending champion but chose not to participate.

Jordan Thompson won the title after defeating Mathias Bourgue 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Yoshihito Nishioka (first round)
* Jordan Thompson (champion)
* Saketh Myneni (semifinals, retired)
* Grega Žemlja (second round)
* Alexander Sarkissian (first round)
* Zhang Ze (second round)
* Mathias Bourgue (final)
* Arthur De Greef (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Mathias Bourgue | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Saketh Myneni | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Saketh Myneni | 0 | $1^r$ | | 7 | Mathias Bourgue | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jordan Thompson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/Q | Y Nishioka | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Whittington | 7 | $7^7$ | | A Whittington | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Molchanov | 4 | $6^{11}$ | Q | Y Hanfmann | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Hanfmann | 6 | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | A Whittington | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | E López-Pérez | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | 7 | M Bourgue | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Reid | $6^2$ | 3 | | E López-Pérez | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Šafránek | 1 | 4 | 7 | M Bourgue | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Bourgue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Bourgue | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | S Myneni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Myneni | 0 | $1^r$ |
| | D-h Lee | 4 | 3 | 3 | S Myneni | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | N Barrientos | 6 | $7^7$ | | N Barrientos | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | D Petrović | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | 3 | S Myneni | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Xia Zihao | 2 | 2 | | | | | 8 | A De Greef | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Y He | 6 | 6 | WC | Y He | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Milojević | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | 8 | A De Greef | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A De Greef | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Z Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Bai | 0 | 4 | | 6 | Z Zhang | $6^4$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Te | 2 | 2 | | | A Nedovyesov | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | G Jones | 5 | $7^8$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | B Trinker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | B Trinker | 7 | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | | B Trinker | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zekić | $6^3$ | 6 | 5 | 4 | G Žemlja | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Žemlja | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | A Sarkissian | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Thompson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 7 | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Banes | 6 | 6 | | | M Banes | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gavin van Peperzeel | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^9$ | | | | | |
| | D Masur | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | 2 | J Thompson | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^{11}$ | | | | | |
| WC | B Ouyang | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | WC | B Ouyang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Li | 0 | 4 | | 2 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
